The Faggio isn’t some random joke upgrade—instead, this is a reference to a strange cultural phenomenon in Southern England. In places like Brighton during the 60’s, some Vespa enthusiasts would deck their motor scooters in wild modifications. Some of these mods included the addition of dozens of mirrors or headlights. There are a ton of references to this mod culture in the Bikers update. It’s a nice reminder that the studio behind GTA isn’t American.

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[Image source: Dat Saintsfan]

The other really cool addition to GTA Online is the ability to kick and melee while driving a motorcycle, as you can see in this video by Nuckha:

I definitely got some Road Rash vibes while cruising down the highway swinging a wrench at other bikers. (If you are wondering how you actually melee while driving, you hold the X button and tap L1 or R1. For Xbox hold A and tap LB or RB.)

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Once you get a bike, buy a clubhouse, set up a club and deck yourself out in some of the new biker clothes and weapons, you might be wondering: Now what? And this is where the new update really becomes a bummer for players like myself. If you don’t have a group of friends or family you play GTA Online with regularly, a lot of the new features and mechanics will feel limited or just straight up useless. For example: You can ride in formation now in GTA Online. Doing so will fix your bike and give you health and ammo. But if you are riding solo, formations are worthless. Same with some of the new freemode missions and club features. If you have nobody in your club, then the ability to promote people isn’t going to be something you use.

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It’s nice that there is content in GTA Online Bikers that solo players can enjoy, but make no mistake-this is an update focused on groups of players and friends. Luckily you can mark yourself as someone who is looking to join a club and Presidents can see this and invite you. I was able to find two players willing to join my club and we spent a few hours together doing missions and hanging out at the clubhouse. Still I would recommend players who don’t have a lot of GTA Online friends to skip creating a club and just join one instead. It’s cheaper and you’ll have more fun than riding around alone.

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Here are a few a more random things I noticed while playing GTA Online Bikers.

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Zach Zwiezen is a a writer and critic currently living in Kansas City, Missouri. He has written for Gamecritics, Killscreen and Entertainment Fuse.